Shloka 11
Gradations of Bliss and Knowledge; Lakṣmī’s Special Insight; The Rarity of Bhakti in Kali-yuga; Nīlā’s Vow and Śrīnivāsa Darśana
भारत्याश्च शतं ज्ञानं बलं च समुदाहृतम् / एवमेव च वायोश्च ज्ञानं चैवमिति स्फुटम्
bhāratyāśca śataṃ jñānaṃ balaṃ ca samudāhṛtam / evameva ca vāyośca jñānaṃ caivamiti sphuṭam
សម្រាប់ភារតី ជ្ញានត្រូវបាននិយាយថា ជារយដង ហើយកម្លាំងក៏ត្រូវបានប្រកាសដូចគ្នា។ ដូច្នេះដែរ សម្រាប់វាយុ ជ្ញានក៏ត្រូវបានបញ្ជាក់ដូចគ្នា—នេះបានធ្វើឲ្យច្បាស់។
Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Attribution of 'hundredfold' measures of knowledge and strength to Bhāratī, and similarly to Vāyu—clarifying a doctrinal scale.
Vedantic Theme: Ordered cosmology as a pedagogical aid; recognition of śakti-tāratamya while maintaining devotion to the supreme (implied from context).
Application: Adopt disciplined categorization in study; understand that capacities differ by adhikāra—use this to cultivate humility and appropriate aspiration.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.19.8–12
FAQs
This verse presents a graded, comparative view of divine attributes, indicating that knowledge (jñāna) and strength (bala) are discussed in quantified terms to convey hierarchy and functional roles among deities.
Indirectly, it sets a cosmological backdrop: the soul’s journey and post-death order described elsewhere in the Garuda Purana is governed by intelligences and forces (like speech/knowledge and wind/prāṇa) whose capacities are described as structured and measurable.
Cultivate both clarity of knowledge (disciplined learning and truthful speech) and inner strength (steadiness, prāṇa-awareness), since the text pairs jñāna and bala as complementary powers.